Chapter 343 This new director can be said to be perfect
In economics, when a country's real gross national product declines by more than 1.5% for at least two quarters and the unemployment rate rises to more than 6%, it means that the country's economy is in a period of actual recession.
At the end of the fourth quarter of 1997 and the beginning of 1998, Japan officially entered a period of economic depression from a period of economic depression, which means that the Japanese government has lasted for seven years and implemented ten "economic boom stimulus measures"
An overall failure, with a total scale of 116 trillion yen, and funds close to one-third of the total GDP did not play any role - except for increasing the Japanese government debt balance by 133%, the money failed to save the Japanese economy. After all, it was
Step by step, we entered the Great Recession.
This is probably the coldest year for the Japanese economy. It is one of the biggest consequences after the economic bubble burst in late 1990 and early 1991. It is also the most direct manifestation of the failure of all fiscal, financial and other macro-control policies after the economic bubble burst.
, Japan's economic scale, international balance of payments, private savings, foreign exchange reserves, foreign claims, scientific and technological research and development levels, manufacturing development, etc. have all been hit hard and began to fall into stasis or recession.
At this point, everything accumulated during Japan's golden economic period was completely consumed seven years after the economic bubble burst.
At the beginning of 1998, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development pointed out that Japan was the only country among its member countries to have negative growth for two consecutive years, the only country with a nominal growth rate lower than the actual growth rate, a negative GDP consumption index, and a fiscal deficit accounting for
The GDP ratio is the highest among member states and the debt balance is the highest among member states, beating Italy to become the last in the organization.
International credit rating companies have also continuously lowered the rating of Japan's national debt, from aaa to aa+, and then from aa+ to aa, tied with Italy for last place among developed countries.
Serious investors are also leaving Japan. The Nikkei average has dropped to less than 14,000, once again hitting a new low in recent years. And almost no one is optimistic about the future. Most believe that it is not the bottom yet, and there is a high probability
I went for the 9,000 yuan - the expert who had been calling the bottom for seven years was beaten up again and his face was swollen.
Everything means that Japan is slipping from the second place in the world, which competed with the United States for economic hegemony, to the bottom of the developed countries. Even without looking at these news and data, Chihara Rinto can feel it in his life.
From what he saw this New Year, it was far less lively than in previous years. A large number of people had no smiles on their faces, or had blank eyes, or looked anxious. The market was obviously deserted, and everyone was keeping their pockets tight.
I was extremely worried about the future, but shrines and temples were extremely crowded. Everyone had no choice but to pray to gods and worship Buddha for psychological comfort.
Faced with this situation, even though Chihara Rinto and his family did not have any financial difficulties, they did not have a good year this year. The main reason was that the overall atmosphere was really gloomy. As long as they went out, people could not have fun even if they wanted to.
In this low pressure, more than a month passed quickly. Even after the cold weather after the New Year ended, the situation did not improve at all. Instead, it made people feel worse. It seemed that more and more people were unemployed.
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Chihara Rinto is walking in the dimly lit corridor on the first floor. He is actually unemployed now. It is a unique "internal unemployment" in Japan. He is obviously working and receiving a salary, but he is not working - announced by the Japanese government
The unemployment rate in Japan is above 6%, but Chihara Rinto believes that "internal unemployment" has never been taken into account. There should be a large number of people in Japan who are getting by on only the minimum wage or half salary.
Of course, he offended his leader and was forced to freeze, which is different from the situation where a company wants to lay off employees, but finds that the cost of layoffs is higher and wants to force employees to leave voluntarily.
He had nothing to do during this time, and his main focus was on training his subordinates. He also studied the world's works by the way. During his lunch break, he went to the information class to find some old videos and brought them back. As he was walking to the office, he saw two
The individual walked backwards out of Murakami Iori's office and was bowing to say goodbye.
He took a closer look and recognized the person. He was an employee of the previous working group. After sitting on the bench, he was still as respectful and of good character as before.
He couldn't help but say hello with a smile and asked: "Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
The two people were very nervous when they saw it was him, and they quickly bowed and saluted: "Hello, Special Agent, there is nothing special, I just came to visit Miss Murakami."
"Is that so? Are you here to visit Miss Murakami too?"
"Yes, Special Agent. Well... the lunch break is almost over, let's leave first."
The two people saluted again and walked along the passage to the elevator. Qianhara Rinto touched his head and was speechless - Am I so popular? They were all in the basement, why didn't anyone come to visit me?
There must be something going on, right? Otherwise, you didn’t come to visit me at first, and now so many people are coming?
He returned to the office and called Hitomi Konoe with just one phone call to inquire about her. He asked, "I see that people often come to see Miss Murakami recently. Do you know why?"
As expected, Hitomi Konoe knew about it and immediately said: "This matter, Master, everyone just wants to know what plans you and Miss Murakami have."
"Intend?"
"You have been addicted to women and abused us recently. You may not know that the income of ordinary staff now is not as good as it was when I followed you, even before you came here." Hitomi Konoe, a friend in the work group
Quite a few, looking very worried as he spoke: "The prices of everything are increasing now, and there is simply not enough money to spend. Everyone still wants to follow you, so I came to ask Miss Murakami when you can go out."
Chihara Rinto was stunned when he heard this. It wasn't that he was angry that Konoe Hitomi's words were too big or small, but he just asked curiously: "Then why no one came to ask me?"
Ask me if it's more direct...
Hitomi Konoe said truthfully: "Everyone is afraid of you. You are not as easy to talk to as Miss Murakami. Miss Murakami is so kind. Usually everyone comes to her when they have something to do."
Qianhara Rin was speechless. He asked himself that he was usually quite gentle to the staff and thought he was very loved. He didn't expect that he was so far behind compared with Murakami Iori. But it didn't matter. Murakami Iori was also his.
, as a housekeeper who manages chores, it is a good thing to be trusted by the staff.
He pondered for a while and then asked: "Is life beginning to be difficult for the staff now?"
Hitomi Konoe thought for a while: "Most people are okay. I used to get overtime pay and bonuses from you, so I had plenty of money. But some people have too many families, or they just got married.
Children, otherwise I bought a house with a loan, and now my income is not enough, it will be very difficult."
"Where are the staff from other shows?"
"It's even worse. The cost of living in Tokyo is too high. Now the station doesn't allow overtime. The program budget is low. The ratings are not very good. You can't get much from a big salary. You can only support yourself with a small salary. Those who have savings can't
It’s better, people who don’t have any savings don’t know what to do.”
Qianhara Rinto shook his head. There was nothing he could do about this kind of thing for the time being. Even if he wanted to rebel, it wouldn't be time. He sighed: "So that's it! Okay, I understand, go ahead and do your business!"
"Okay Master, call me if you need anything."
Hitomi Konoe patted her butt and left. Anyway, Chihara Rinto couldn't do anything about this kind of thing, and she couldn't do anything about it. She was completely powerless. However, Chihara Rinto stayed there in a daze for a while, and then shook his head again - Damn the newspaper industry.
Group, damn First Bank, damn Eishi Ohashi. In the golden age of TV programs, the TV station should have been quite prosperous, but now it seems like it is going bankrupt, and the employees can't live anymore. It's really speechless.
It can be said.
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"Director, Minami Kyushu Chubu TV is unwilling to broadcast programs with poor ratings such as "Rainbow on a Sunny Day" and does not want to pay the subsequent copyright fees."
"Advertisers such as Director, Xutong, Dianbotang, etc. have asked us to lower the advertising fees for next season, otherwise we will have to reduce the amount of advertising. What do you think?"
"Director..."
"Okay, shut up now!" Eishi Ohashi raised his hand and looked at the ratings report with a gloomy look on his face, "Why the ratings are so bad, the production office needs to give an explanation."
This is a joint ministerial meeting. The heads of the various Kanto joint departments all looked at the director of the production bureau and the former director of the review department, Kawaguchi Takashi, who was about to turn sixty. The dry and skinny Kawaguchi Takashi was about to retire, so he didn't care much.
Regarding the matter, he lowered his eyes and said: "I'm sorry, my poor work has made people worried."
He didn't want to be the director of the production bureau. It was just in order to control the production bureau that Ohashi Eishi forcibly moved him, an old guy who was about to retire, to the position of director. The real power was in the hands of the newspaper and bank executives, so
Just admit your mistake and move him wherever you want.
He was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. The heads of various departments turned their attention to Ohashi Yingshi to see how he planned to react.
Forget about shrinking the budget, it’s not unsustainable if you think of a way, but if the most capable double bonus stick and his faction are all locked up in the basement, who is to blame?
The main dramas in the previous two years were all managed by him!
Now the ratings are not good. Only five rounds were aired in the beginning of 1998. Some franchise stations have already begun to protest, and advertisers are unwilling to spend more money. What do you think we should do?
Eiji Ohashi really didn’t know what to do. Even though he knew in advance that shrinking the budget might lose part of the ratings, he didn’t expect the audience to be so sensitive. After watching the first few episodes, he found them unsatisfactory. In the blink of an eye, everyone ran away. Now Kanto United Ratings
The program with the best results turned out to be the amateur variety show "Human Observation", but its ratings were only about 26.5% - the others were even worse. Except for "Human Observation", among the nearly 100 programs currently being broadcast by Kanto United, the ratings
The highest rate is just over 20%, and there are only three of them.
Japanese commercial TV stations are purely entertainment-oriented. Everyone watches NHK for news, which has the strongest credibility. It is completely different from the newspaper industry - no newspaper has a dominant credibility. As long as it does good news, people will naturally buy it.
, and in Japan, commercial TV stations are all subordinates of newspapers, and no one is in charge of news.
When Eishi Ohashi first arrived, Kanto United was thriving, but it was just one step away from killing Asatsuki TV. There were some things that I couldn't feel, but as soon as the new season started airing, I immediately felt something was wrong - the ratings were not good.
For the franchise station, the pressure from advertisers was immediately overwhelming. They would fall out at any time, and the feedback from the rental market has not yet come, but if you think about it, it wouldn't be too good if the ratings were so bad.
Commercial TV stations can’t make money, so what performance can they talk about? How much contribution have they made to art? Entertainment products have always been fast-selling products, so there is no artistry at all!
Moreover, the purpose of his coming to Kanto United is to send funds to newspapers and banks. If the TV station can't make any money, where will there be money to send to newspapers and banks this year?
Eishi Ohashi was really at a loss for a moment. He suddenly recalled what Chihara Rinto said when he talked back to him. He felt that Chihara Rinto was right. He was even more angry. He stared at Kawaguchi Takashi and wanted to get angry, but he raised his hand.
He couldn't take the picture anymore, and finally said angrily: "What's the use of apologizing? Can you come up with specific ways to improve it?"
Kawaguchi Takashi lowered his head and said: "I will order the establishment committee to come up with improvement measures as soon as possible."
"Other than that?"
Kawaguchi Takashi stopped talking. Most of the working capital was given to newspapers, banks, and TV stations through various methods. Now there is no money at all, the budget is super tight, and the group of people who can produce the most results are basically in the basement now. The strength of Kanto United is still
It's not as good as two years ago, what can be done - two years ago, Kanto United was beaten like a dog by the big four, and it was difficult to even enter the top ten in the ratings. Of course, it is the same now.
It's not his responsibility that the situation turned bad. He would definitely not do it if he had to take the blame. He wanted nothing and was not afraid of Ohashi Eishi, so he simply resisted with silence. Ohashi Eishi really couldn't remove him and find another one.
It was also difficult for the "Prince" to be careless, so he simply looked at Ayumu Shiga, the current director of the audit department, hoping that he could come up with some solutions, such as...
If Shiga Ayumu now proposes to release Chihara Rinto from the basement, as long as he speaks more sincerely, it is not impossible for him to acquiesce. After all, the overall situation is the most important thing.
But Ayuushi Shiga sat there without saying a word. He seemed to be doing his job and did not interfere at all with thoughts beyond the scope of his business.
Ohashi Eishi had no choice but to face Shiga Ayumu and ask for the release of Senhara Rinto. He was also not sure that Senhara Rinto would listen to him. In the end, he could only force Kawaguchi Takashi to do it.
Order: "Before the end of the month, the ratings must improve. Do you understand?"
The skinny Kawaguchi Takashi lowered his head and said: "I understand, I must improve my grades as soon as possible."
He agreed simply, but Eishi Ohashi didn't quite believe it. He just had no choice but to hold back his anger and asked the others: "Is there anything else?"
There was silence in the meeting for a while, and then the Minister of Justice extended his hand and said: "The time for the spring war is coming, and the union requires a compromise based on the salary standards provided by the spring war committee and the Japanese Operators Association. You see..."
Spring fight is the "Spring Committee Life Struggle", which is a negotiation activity between labor and management on salary issues. He meant to ask what to do about the salary increase this year. Ohashi Eishi's eyes were even more sinister, and he said angrily: "Now is the period of saving money, you
Responsible for negotiating with the trade unions, the reform policy cannot be wavered, and everyone must overcome the difficulties together."
The Minister of Justice looked grim. It was not the TV station that was in trouble, but he did not dare to say anything. He could only ask respectfully: "Do you mean no salary increase?"
"Add as little as possible."
The Minister of Justice's expression did not improve much, and he said hesitantly: "Last year the union was very dissatisfied. If this time the spring war fails to meet the minimum standards of the spring war committee, there may be big problems."
"This is the problem you have to solve, convince them!" Ohashi Eishi still uses the same old method: "Tell them, if they don't agree, lay off employees and let them make their own choice."
No one spoke for a while in the meeting, and the atmosphere was very gloomy. Shiga Ayumu narrowed his eyes slightly, looked out the window, and smelled the smell of a storm.
Without a big storm, newspapers and banks would not allow the TV station to refinance. Ohashi Eishi's performance was very good, which can be said to be perfect.